CAMAC Energy, Inc., a U.S.-based energy company focused on the exploration, development and production of oil and gas, today announced that at the recent annual general meeting, William J. Campbell, J. Kent Friedman and Ira Wayne McConnell were elected as independent directors of the company.

Mr. Campbell has nearly thirty years of experience in the legal, investment and energy industries with a diverse background in management, finance, legal, land and marketing. Since 2006, Mr. Campbell has served as owner and managing director of PPPCo-CB Energy, LLC, a Houston, Texas-based private and gas exploration and production company, and since 1997 Mr. Campbell has served as owner and managing director of CB Energy, LLC, a Houston, Texas-based private oil and gas exploration and production company.

Mr. Friedman is a veteran corporate and transactional lawyer with a long history of contributing to the civic and cultural life of Houston, Texas. Mr. Friedman is currently a partner in the Public Law Practice Group in the Houston office of Haynes and Boone, LLP, which he joined in January of 2011, and since May of 2000 has served as Vice Chairman of the Board and General Counsel of MAXXAM Inc., a Houston-based diversified, non-reporting public holding company with extensive interests in various businesses. Prior to joining MAXXAM, from 1982 to 1999 Mr. Friedman was a partner of the law firm Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, where he was one of the founding partners and served as the Managing Partner for over a decade.

Mr. McConnell is the Managing Partner of Houston, Texas-based McConnell & Jones LLP, Certified Public Accountants, where he is responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the firm and has overall responsibility for management of administrative functions, accounting, and information technology and is also Partner-In-Charge of the firm’s assurance practice. He founded McConnell & Jones in July of 1987. Mr. McConnell is also active in the public services sector, serving as a board member of the Houston Division of the American Heart Association since 2003, as a board member of the SouthWest Affiliate of the American Heart Association since 2008, and as the former Chairman of the Audit Committee of the American Heart Association National Board.

CAMAC Energy also announced that Dr. Kase Lawal, the company’s current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has agreed to continue in his role as CEO for the next 12 months, with the company’s executive search recommencing in 2012. Dr. Lawal commented: “I am pleased to continue in this key executive management position with the Company, which we believe will help strengthen and stabilize our management team as we position the Company for future growth and opportunities.”

The company has provided a full list of board members and their full biographies via the recent proxy statement filed with the SEC on May 13, 2011 which is available at sec.gov or through the CAMAC Energy website, camacenergy.com